Hot off the presses is an important new law review treatment of franchise law. Off topic here at STL? Not when one of the three elements of a franchise is that the franchisee’s business is “substantially associated with” a trademark that is licensed or owned by the franchisor. This article, written by three of my colleagues, updates a seminal article published by longtime University of Washington School of Law Professor Donald Chisum in 1973. A lot’s happened in Washington franchise regulation in the 36 years since that work was published. This article fills in the gaps. It’s a must-read for anyone practicing franchise law in Washington, and anyone practicing trademark law that occasionally strays into franchise law territory.
The cite is: Douglas C. Berry, David M. Byers & Daniel J. Oates, State Regulation of Franchising: The Washington Experience Revisited, 32 Seattle University Law Review 811 (2009).